Frankly, I had written a much different EVA for this week but as conditions have devolved at breathtaking speed, I’ve been encouraged by my team members to shift the tone. It is a good suggestion but I’m doing a big re-write on the fly so my apologies in advance for any roughness.

The story of Tesla should begin with its namesake. In July of 1856, a brilliant young boy named Nikola Tesla was born in the small village of Smijan, in what is now present-day Croatia. He was the son of a priest, the fourth of five children, and grew up on a farm.